1863.] 243 tc^»'«- 



r. Unbroken wreath. Rosette in bottom of wreath. 

 s. Resembles n, but " not " small, in common letters, 

 t. " H " in wreath. 



II. Wreath. " Army and Navy." 



a. Wreath, with crossed swords and anchor. Star, with rays, in 

 opening of wreath at top. Hilt of each sword touching the wreath. 

 Flukes of anchor covering the ends of the branches that compose the 

 wreath. 



b. Same, but ends of branches not covered by flukes of anchor. 



c. Resembles a, but " and " in smaller letters, and nearly straight. 

 A slight space between sword-hilt and wreath, on the left. 



d. Same, with larger space between left hand sword-hilt and wreath. 

 Left side of wreath somewhat denser. 



e. Same. Swords with smaller hilts, and die not so deeply en- 

 graved. More space between the words of the inscription. 



III. Wreath. " Army & Navy." 



a. Wreath, with crossed swords, tied somewhat loosely. 



b. Same. Swords with large hilts. Wreath straggling and coarse. 



c. Wreath of two branches, with crossed stems, but no swords or 

 tie. Letters irregular. Period after army. 



d. Resembles a, with star in opening of wreath at top. 



e. Resembles d, but star larger. Swords more slender, workman- 

 ship coarser, and lettering larger. 



/. Left side of wreath sharp-pointed. Ribbon close over right 

 sword. 



(/. Wreath slightly broader-pointed. Ribbon loose over right sword, 

 and partly over left sword. Tie close. 



h. Like g, with band extending from handle of right sword over 

 the wreath. Probably from defect in die. 



i. Much like g, but tie more open, and extending under left sword. 



k. Like i, but wreath broader, and somewhat three-pointed. Work- 

 manship coarser. 



I. Wreath like k, but right end of wreath-tie bent towards the left. 

 Workmanship fine. 



m. Resembles /in wreath-tie, but wreath broader-pointed. Coarse. 



n. Resembles/, but has a portion of tie coming from hilt of right 

 sword towards the left. 



